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Jeff Otah/Gosder Cherilus last year shows that the RT position is a valuable position...the boost the Panthers got in the run game last year had allot to do with Otah manning the right side. If Loadholt was still there at the end of the 1st, i certainly wouldnt be apposed to the Steelers picking him. Would give a major boost in the run game...and has potential to man the left side too.

Most of the RT's drafted in round 1 were drafted to play LT and ended up at RT because they weren't good enough for the LT position. Generally teams will draft a top RT in the late teens or later if they think he is talented enough but obviously most teams perfer to wait past round 1 to find their RT.

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Most of the RT's drafted in round 1 were drafted to play LT and ended up at RT because they weren't good enough for the LT position. Generally teams will draft a top RT in the late teens or later if they think he is talented enough but obviously most teams perfer to wait past round 1 to find their RT.

I completely agree but have been fighting an uphill battle in that argument. Especially being a 49er fan and my skepticism of drafting a RT at #10.

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I completely agree but have been fighting an uphill battle in that argument. Especially being a 49er fan and my skepticism of drafting a RT at #10.

Anybody who thinks San Fran will draft a RT at #10 is ridiculous. He'd have to be drafted to play LT and then turnout to be a flop as a LT and have to be moved to RT.
If your talking about Andre Smith, I'd say there is a good chance he ends up as an elite LT and that is why San Fran drafts him at #10. You may not like him but your team may love him as a LT.

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Yeah, I'd be a little bit wary of taking a RT that high... top 10, top 15, I think that's pushing it. A guy like Andre Smith could be really good, but when there are guys that you can plug in at RT in the later rounds, I'm not sure it's the best bang for a pick that high in the 1st.

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My own take is that I wouldn't draft a RT in the top half of the first round unless I didn't have any other major concerns. That said, mid-late first, I'd be much more open to it.

I agree. I think the Steelers are a good example of a team that could. If Beatty or Britton is available there, they'd be worth a selection. If not, or if some other players ranked high on their board is available, then they shouldn't reach for a RT just because.

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Personally, I think the gap in value between the left and right tackle is a little exagerated by some. That said, the gap in cost should be recognized and a lot of teams don't want to pay blindside blocker money for a non-blinside tackle.

If I needed a right tackle badly and I already had a left tackle and there was an offensive lineman who fit the position really well, I would take him inside the 6-15 range.

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Yeah, I'd be a little bit wary of taking a RT that high... top 10, top 15, I think that's pushing it. A guy like Andre Smith could be really good, but when there are guys that you can plug in at RT in the later rounds, I'm not sure it's the best bang for a pick that high in the 1st.

I am not opposed to drafting a right tackle in the top ten if I think he's a dominant NFL player. The gap in left and right tackle isn't really huge in theNFL like some people say it is, mostly because teams are adding in both more and better pass rushers. Teams like the Giants (Osi/Tuck), Colts (Mathis/Freeney), and Steelers (Woodley/Harrison) come at you from both sides and you can't really just plug in anyone and expect to block a Justin Tuck or a Dwight Freeney. Anyone who wants to plug in any old right tackle and risk getting their quarterback blasted by LaMarr Woodley is taking a huge risk in my opinion.

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If an elite tackle falls into your lap in the top ten you would be crazy not to take him unless you have a much much greater need. If Andre Smill fell to San Fran I really hope they take him imo a pro-bowler at any spot on the line.

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I dunno even half of those guys why did we sign them jeez.

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I've never quite understood this, but why isn't an offensive line, or at least the tackles, symmetrical? The whole, put your mauler at RT and pass pro guy at LT doesn't make sense. Surely the DC would just say, ok strong 'LE', we're putting you at RE to go against the weaker tackle, just run through him, and ok fast/quick 'RE', we're putting you at LE to go against the slower stronger tackle, just run around him.